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Vol. 5 Num 167 Mon. November 08, 2004  
   
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Tiger kills fisherman in Sundarbans


A fisherman was killed by a Royal Bengal Tiger in Natikhali canal in the Sundarbans yesterday.

Police said Entaz Ali Gazi, 37, of Mele Kakuraikati village of Paikgachha in Khulna with his fellow fishermen went to the canal to fish Saturday.

A Royal Bengal Tiger swooped on him and dragged him away into the deep forest. The other fishermen later recovered his body.